Nurturing NurturingCommunities Communities 39 Celebrating arts for all As part of the National its doors to the public. Education is designed to Centre on 27 November Gallery Singapore’s opening In his opening speech, engage our young visitors 2015 as part of the launch celebrations, the Keppel PM Lee thanked Dr Lee and their families. I had a of the Gallery’s Art Carnival. Centre for Art Education Boon Yang, Chairman quick walkthrough just now In addition to trying out (the Centre) welcomed of Keppel Corporation and I highly recommend art activities at the Centre, visits by Singapore’s Prime and former Minister it. You will enjoy it twice President Tan met Keppel Minister Lee Hsien Loong for Information, as much with your Volunteers trained under the (PM Lee) and President Tony Communications and the grandchildren but you will ‘Best Friends of the Gallery’ Tan Keng Yam. The Gallery Arts, for advocating the also enjoy it a lot, even by programme, who have is Singapore’s newest visual creation of the Gallery. yourself,” said PM Lee. been helping to facilitate arts museum housed in the activities at the Centre since refurbished former Supreme “He convinced us that we President Tan visited the October 2015. keppelite Court and City Hall buildings. did have the collections, we did have the heritage, The Centre was established we could build it up and with a $12 million contribution we needed this. I’m glad from Keppel Corporation and he succeeded in persuading aims to nurture generations us, and we are now here. I of creative and critical thinkers am very glad that even now through art education. in a different capacity, as Located on the ground floor Chairman of Keppel, Dr Lee of the City Hall wing, it is the continues to support the region’s first art education arts, with Keppel’s generous facility specially designed donation to the Gallery. to expose young visitors to the arts. “The Gallery will not just be for art aficionados, but will PM Lee toured the Centre on be for everyone, including 23 November 2015, a day families and children. The Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (seated, centre) took time to visit the Keppel Centre for Art before the Gallery opened Keppel Centre for Art Education as part of the National Gallery Singapore’s opening celebrations President Tony Tan Keng Yam (fifth from right) and Mrs Mary Tan (sixth from right) met Keppel Corporation Chairman Dr Lee Boon Yang (fifth from left) together with the Keppel Volunteers who have been facilitating activities at the Centre Keppelite I December 2015.